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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
8
A cloudburst on the Texas Central washed out tracks for over two miles near Moran a station between Albany and Stamford. A freight train plunged into a creek that carried away a bridge. the crew jumped and Fireman Johnson is reported fatally injured.
In New Albany Indiana William Shirley of Edwardsville stabbed his sweetheart Florence McCulloch at her Georgetown township home then cut his own throat and died. The couple had quarrelled and she was found unconscious on the floor. Shirley was 24 and had prior trouble for assaulting Rev. B F Cato of Edwardsville Christian Church.
Western Association standings feature Fort Wayne Toledo Columbus and Dayton with multiple results. notable players include Matthews and Grima. Interleaved race notes describe Carl Fisher’s White Flyer vs Locomobile steam wagon and a Noblesville speed event. Buffalo YMCA meet results list sprint, distance, and field marks with multiple city abbreviations.
Chesbro fanned 11 for Cincinnati. Mathewson exits the box. Seymour Reds topple Cincinnati All-Professionals 14 to 1. Auburn’s team dubbed the Auburn Reds. Fox shows pace after early slump. Parson W Va club posts 118 runs in four games while opponents total one. Washington’s Brennan listed. Cleveland mob scare. Hart pushes for arbitration and a fall series with the White Stockings.
The Worcester Post sporting editor accuses Worcester in the Eastern league of throwing games. He cites a 14 to 8 loss against Rochester and an 18 to 7 defeat by visiting teams as examples of scrub ball.
Matthews celebrated their first victory since the squad moved from Indianapolis and the star players left. The turnaround came as the team hit big when it mattered most.
Joe Walcott sails to England. Constitution wins again Tuesday. Patterson men endure a 37 round bareknuckle bout in New Jersey. Milwaukee yacht leads in Canada races. Denver Ed Martin faces Fred Russell in Seattle on August 12. Croker's Viper beats Lester Reiff in London Regulation plate as Shibboleth filly wins Wigstown maiden two years old.
The St Paul arrived from St Michaels with six tons of gold from Dawson and other Yukon points valued at about 2.34 million dollars. Unlike earlier Klondike arrivals, most gold is consigned to large commercial firms and the returning miners carry little cash after their hardships.
In Aden July 24 the steamship Gera carrying Field Marshal Von Waldersee passed a French troopship in the Suez canal. French trumpets sounded fanfare and prolonged cheers welcomed the field marshal. Count Von Waldersee and those aboard the Gera acknowledged the ovation.
A 22 year old unidentified woman died after plunging from a fifth floor window at Morrison hotel in Chicago. A passerby found the naked unconscious woman. a man registered as B DeGraff Lacrosse Wis claimed she was his wife and vanished. Police suspect a murder attempt and escape from a quarrel with a neighboring room occupant.
George Schaeffer son of a Brooklyn undertaker was pulled from the water after drowning in a rowboat dive. Dr George D Barney pressed life back with chest treatments and liquor for about 30 minutes, revived by a faint heartbeat and breathing, then sent to the Norwegian hospital and expected to recover within days.
About 15 000 to 20 000 delegates from across the United States and Canada descend on Chicago for the International Baptist Youth Union convention. The event opens at Second Baptist Church with a welcome by President J. H. Chapman, then moves to the Coliseum for three daily sessions.
A severe electric storm struck the Catholic church in San Antonio Florida on Tuesday night. Father Benedict, in the confessional, was knocked unconscious and believed dead before revival. Miss Gerber and several worshippers were shocked as the interior caught fire but Father Benedict recovered.
The Audiencia fiscal states sufficient evidence to convict C. FP. W. Neely without interrogations in the United States. He awaits return of inquisitorial letters from Washington.
The Rev. Edward T. Fleming pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Chicago was found guilty of lying by the Chicago presbytery. Charges of immoral conduct by Mrs. F. Stoner Dvorak were not sustained. The trial stemmed from accusations that Fleming insulted her repeatedly.
A destructive hail storm in Schlatzk district killed three men and hundreds of sheep cattle and horses while destroying crops. Some stones reportedly weighed three pounds. A separate Chicago note disputes Dr Koch credit with a claimed discovery about transmission of consumption via milk or meat.
George Wills, the Sun employee, went swimming Monday and did not return home. On Tuesday his parents were alarmed as he did not appear. By Wednesday he reappeared, reporting he had been at the fair ground camp.
Train No 1 departs Indianapolis at 8 am and reaches Crawfordsville at 9 41 am and Lafayette at 10 36 am Train No 5 departs Indianapolis at 3 30 pm and arrives at Greencastle at 5 pm and Bloomington at 7 06 pm
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